Scientists using the ALMA telescope have created the most-detailed-ever map of the Milky Way's chaotic center. The observations could open a window to the ancient universe as it appeared shortly after ...

A researcher claims the Great Pyramids may predate ancient Egypt and could be the work of a lost civilization with advanced engineering.

Archaeologists uncovered an ancient temple in Nepal, offering new evidence of sites linked to Buddha’s life and early ...

At first blush, the structures in New Mexico built by the Chacoan people and those in Ohio traced to the Hopewell culture bear little resemblance. The Chacoans, accommodating the arid desert of their ...

While hiking deep in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, explorers stumbled upon bizarre, ancient-looking rock formations—with no clear origin or explanation. Were they built by early settlers, ...

New research suggests these markings, while not a written language, display properties akin to an early script that emerged ...

Besides swapping out rocks for cardboard, board games haven’t really changed much.

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World weren’t crumbling ruins — they were bold displays of wealth, power, and engineering genius. From the gleaming white casing stones of the Great Pyramid to the ...

Researchers revisited a 2,500-year-old mummified skull, uncovering signs of an extreme surgical procedure—which the ancient ...

The most exciting find was a rare stone staircase from the late 1st century. Roman staircases are rarely found intact, so ...

Archaeologists working at El Caño Archaeological Park in Panama's Coclé province have completed the excavation of a spectacular elite tomb dating to over 1,000 years ago, filled with gold ornaments, ...